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Mon. 11/22 - Oxygen From Moon Rocks Could Sustain Humanity for 100,000 Years


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Could lunar explorers of the future be sucking air out of moon rocks? Could all of us? Plus, a device made from household objects could expand the world’s access to vaccines. And the psychological case for decorating for the holidays as early as you want.

Links:

The Moon's top layer alone has enough oxygen to sustain 8 billion people for 100,000 years (The Conversation)
  • This Cheap Device Could Expand the World’s Access to Vaccines (Scientific American)
  • India's Limit on Syringe Exports Hobbles Global Covid Vaccinations (NY Times)
  • What is syringe nationalism - and how is it slowing the global COVID-19 vaccine roll-out? (World Economic Forum)
  • Why It's Actually Good to Decorate 'Early' for Christmas, According to Science (LifeHacker)
  • POV: Does decorating for the holidays early improve mental health? (Vital Record, Texas A&M)
  • Adele gets Spotify to take shuffle button off all album pages (BBC)
  • Adele Asks Spotify to Remove ‘Shuffle’ Button From Her Albums, and It Does — Kind of (Variety)
  • Justice At Spotify (Union of Musicians)
  • Kottke.Org
  • Jackson Bird on Twitter
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